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The Life And Business Lessons My Father Taught Me

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. He loved even more to teach. Train and Prepare - All those years of hearing, "Have you done your homework?" Really, he was just a great listener. I believe that's what made him so wise.

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What can nonprofit technology trainers learn from the social work field to improve their training techniques?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. One thing I realized is that training social workers receive as part of their education is also very relevant for change makers inside of nonprofits, consultants, and trainers. Training Design'

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Interview with Greg McKeown about #EssentialLive

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. The principles of Essentialism teaches us to know the difference and use our resources wisely. Video is here ). Greg describes it as “Living a happy life.”

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Refreshing your peer-to-peer fundraising strategy

Candid

Onboarding is the process of training your peer-to-peer fundraisers to run a successful campaign on your behalf. During onboarding, walk fundraisers through the process and teach them how to set up their pages to share their unique connection with your mission. Set up donation pages. Connect with other fundraisers.

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How To Embrace Change Throughout Your Career

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming.

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Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser

Candid

Dave kindly met with me for a one-on-one training session on Candid’s resources, and I was absolutely amazed by what was available to nonprofits for free through the library. He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. and Gail Miller Family Foundation , and others.

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Meet the Experts: Interview with Andrea Berry of Idealware

Tech Soup

In honor of Idealware's On Demand Tactical Technology Planning product coming to TechSoup, I interviewed Andrea Berry to learn more about her background, the importance of technology planning, and more. A Background in Technology Training. The Benefits of Online Training. Berry wasn't always a nonprofit tech expert.